Leth Polytech strengthens partnership with CPA associations

Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Business Administration program has strenghtened its partnerships with the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Alberta, the CPA Education Foundation, and the CPA Western School of Business. These partnerships will help business students prepare for careers in business and accounting. The Business Administration – Accounting major has also been recognized by CPA, so graduates will […]

AUPE and CUPE have shared updates on union negotiations and changes at postsecondary institutions in Alberta and Ontario. AUPE Local 071 and Bow Valley College’s Board of Governors have a new tentative agreement incorporating several changes, including retroactive wage increases and increases to benefits. AUPE Local 071 Chapter 001 and Lethbridge Polytechnic have ratified their […]

Four postsecondary institutions in southern Alberta—Lethbridge Polytechnic, Medicine Hat College, Red Crow Community College, and the University of Lethbridge—have launched the Southern Alberta Higher Education Relationship. The alliance is called Innakotsiiysinni in Blackfoot, which means respect for others. This commitment unites the institutions with a focus on four areas of collaboration: academic programs, research projects, […]

Lethbridge Polytechnic has announced a new Pre-Veterinary Medicine Diploma program that will officially launch this fall. The program will prepare students for further studies or a career in animal sciences. Leth Polytech has also formed a transfer agreement with the University of Calgary that allows learners to apply their courses toward UCalgary’s Doctor of Veterinary […]

Lethbridge Polytechnic has renewed its lease with the Government of Alberta for the 395-acre Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm. The 20-year lease will allow researchers to continue work at the facility, which includes the polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. Leth Polytech VP Academic and Research Kenny Corscadden thanked the government for agreeing to […]

Re$earch Infosource Inc has released its 2025 list of Canada’s top 50 research colleges. The ranking focused on funding and considered factors such as the government funding and non-government funding that each institution received, research income growth, and research intensity. The top three institutions were Cégep de Trois-Rivières (#1), Mohawk College (#2), and the Northern […]

Lethbridge Polytechnic has received a $2.8M gift from the estate of Joe and Laverna Hranac to support the Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm. The gift will be used to support the farm’s operations and improve its capacity for student-focused agricultural research for industry. Leth Polytech Associate VP Research Andrew Dunlop stated that “[the gift] strengthens our […]

Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Center for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE) has received a renewed $1.75M, five-year NSERC grant. The funds are intended to grow the polytechnic’s Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre (IATC), which provides agricultural producers with applied research, consultation, and problem-solving. “[This] funding will advance genomics-driven agricultural innovation, accelerate health sector innovation and accessibility, and […]

Holland College, Lethbridge Polytechnic, and Trent University have each recently launched new programs that will prepare learners for the demands and needs of key industries. Holland College is supporting farmers with a Microcredential in Agriculture Energy Assessment, which will cover topics related to energy and sustainability in agriculture. Leth Polytech is launching a four-year Powerline […]

Lethbridge Polytechnic has announced it is facing an $8M deficit this fiscal year due to the impact of the federal cap on international student visas. As a result, the institution has eliminated 53 permanent positions: 27 were involuntary layoffs, while the remaining 26 resulted from voluntary early retirements, redundancies, or modified hours. The polytechnic has […]